Ideas Into Action: Grown-Ups Come Back
A bag of ribbons can go a long way!
Read these pages of the storybook (full version here) and consider ways to integrate Lily’s mom’s ribbon idea at your site. A bag of ribbons can go a long way!
Teach children this song to the tune of “Happy Birthday”, substituting any other caregiver’s name for “mommy,” and sing it at appropriate times:
Mommy comes back to me, mommy always comes back.
I don’t have to worry, mommy’s coming for me.
Provider Workshop: Healthy Goodbyes
In the face of these challenges, you can model healthy goodbyes.
Provider Workshop: Healthy Goodbyes Resources part 2
In the face of these challenges, you can model healthy goodbyes.
Ideas Into Action: Sharing Comfort Strategies with Children
You can show children how others use strategies for self-soothing.
